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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1957
Page
9
Governor signed the measure allowing Frederick County to levy a tobacco tax to fund juvenile services. The act takes effect June 1, with the county treasurer handling collections and plans to begin once the act is in force.
Dr. James A. Sensenbaugh, Frederick county school chief, argued at a Zonta Club dinner that gradual consolidation enhances education quality by allowing larger school plants and more teaching aids. He warned against equating economy with quality and endorsed modernization including TV in classrooms. opposed by county commissioners.
Robert W. Wilson of Potomac Electric Power Company was elected president of the Maryland Utilities Association at the Baltimore conference. Raymond C. Brebant of Frederick Gas Company was chosen treasurer and Robert L. Smith, a retired Potomac Edison employee, was re elected secretary for the next year. The group voted to hold its Fall meeting again in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
The Senate quickly approved a $41 million money bill to restore normal postal operations and sent it back to the House. It passed by voice vote after the House had previously approved, with $800 added for Senate housekeeping. Eisenhower is expected to sign as the administration sought $47 million for the year.
A fragment references a quirky event titled Wee Women and a surprising turn of phrase suggesting unexpected results or humor in a local feature. The garbled OCR leaves core details unclear but hints at a light community note or column item.
Scientists report medicines given before or after radiation exposure can save lives. Studies show animals including monkeys survive high X ray doses with pre exposure pills or post exposure bone marrow injections. Cysteine and related compounds protected blood forming organs, with monkeys remaining healthy six months after exposure.
A New Midway mother, Hilda Lindley, allegedly sold a pint of her blood to buy food for her eleven-strong family after cash ran out. Her child contracted tetanus from a rose-thorn infection, leading to hospitalization and death. The family faced unemployment amid a strike. neighbors and local residents rallied to provide aid while a court awarded her separation from Francis Lindley.
Carmella Sparkman, four and a half years old, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Sparkman, is mentioned in this family notice.
Mrs. Lindsey receives custody of three children aged 1 6 and 9 with no alimony. Court orders include an ongoing support payment of 330 every two weeks for the children.
Youngsters in the Harmon Field park area will join Civic club members for an Easter egg hunt Monday starting at one. Mrs. George B. Hoke is general chairman with a long committee including Airs Donald B. Rice and Grace Adams, and Melvin Partridge as club president. Also notes need for better facilities as state officials urge highway improvements between Baltimore and Washington after deadly incidents nicknamed Bloody Mary.
Hundreds of thousands watched a regular Fourth of July fireworks show on the Hudson River in New York City. Two and a half tons of fireworks from barges honored the U S World Trade Fair at the Coliseum while hundreds asked police if the city had been attacked.
Police officer Raymond Cuccio and park staff intervened as a 30 pound leopard cub mauled a four year old boy at Audubon Park Zoo. The child was treated at Charity Hospital for gashes and scratches on his arm back and head. The cub, kept for convalescence, was to be tested for rabies.
Two small fires broke out Monday in the mountains as dry weather persisted before a forecast of occasional rain. Fire crews from Blue Ridge Summit and Smithsburg tackled a quarter acre blaze near Mountaindale and a larger acre and a half fire on the west side of South Mountain near Edgemont. Authorities blamed mushroom hunters for one fire and noted a railway section crew had been burning off right of way nearby. Temperatures dipped to the twenties with frost reported. orchardists feared limited peach damage but could not yet determine full impact.
Paul Bradshaw, former Scranton Teamsters official, testified before the Senate Rackets Committee that the mayor urged him to hold off disclosures about union officials until after an election. Bradshaw, 36, described beatings, rigged elections in Local 229, and prior convictions linked to dynamiting a home built by non union workers. He said he and fellow stewards voted six to seven times in a 1954 local election to reelect Pinky Hart as president and Bob Malloy as business agent, noting extra receipts from dues and ballots.
Ronald Willey 20 of West Hartford Conn MIT student pleaded no contest to assault for fighting Dean Haerer BU student after Willey found Haerer with his former fiancée Barbara Rockliffe. Judge Forte advised not to beat but to thank. Willey case placed on file. DAR convention in Washington opened with Eisenhower greeting. discussions on patriotism, flag controversy in Denver spurred resignations and apologies. 2,800 delegates registered with 4,000 attendance forecast. FBI sought identity of man in Windsor with a rising membership, linked to laurence Ewing Scott. isolated reports of fire damage in Maryland and deeds recorded in Frederick County, plus rubber workers' return to B F Goodrich plants in Cincinnati.
Liberty Mo city council discussed a residents led project on Hillside Street where a three inch trench was dug to protest speeding. Eight couples posted signs reading Slow-Mad Parents and We had to dig up the street to show something must be done. Neighbors cited danger to about 30 children and urged drivers to slow down.
The eastern half of the country saw mild and somewhat wet conditions with cooling in the west. Southerly winds pushed warmer air eastward and brought scattered showers from the Gulf across the Great Lakes to Texas and Oklahoma. Thunderstorms appeared from southern Missouri and western Tennessee through western Louisiana and Texas. Strong winds were reported in some areas.
Amman moves to purge communists from government and schools as King Hussein solidifies power after a six day crisis. A seven member cabinet led by Hussein Fakhri Khalidi is sworn in, including Suliman Nabuls i, signaling reliance on moderates and former party influence. Bedouin troops secure the capital and riot police are deployed to enforce order.
Washington reports say the United States plans to permit American ships to pass the Suez Canal under protest to Egypts operating terms. The move would lift the advisory against approaching the canal and allow toll payments to the Suez Canal Authority, despite Egypts refusals to meet Western conditions. Authorities say talks with Egypt have failed to yield a settlement and that U S policy will involve United Nations consultations this week.
Harry O. Schroeder, past Grand Commander, chairs a committee for dedicating the Knights Templar Chapel at the George Washington Masonic Memorial in Alexandria. The 3:30 pm Saturday ceremony on the memorial’s ninth story center features remarks by Vice President Richard M. Nixon and fundraising by Masonry bodies. Schroeder plans to speak and has funded a stall for chapel furnishings as the project is financed by voluntary contributions. he and Mrs. Schroeder will attend Easter Sunrise services in the chapel during a Washington weekend.
The neatly dressed body of Maria Jane Fidazzo, a 21 year old mother of a 1 year old, was found under a bunk bed in her Pasadena home. Police say she died within 24 hours. Alfred Fidazzo, her common law husband, is being sought for questioning. Her coworker calls prompted a police search leading to discovery under the bed.
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